Obiech Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Obiech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Obiech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiech is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiech? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Obiech live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obiech is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Obiech is most prevalent in: Abia, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 20 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obiech
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